New Releases by Pat McKissack

In 1886 in Alabama, an eleven-year-old African American girl and her family befriend and give refuge to a runaway Apache boy.

Examines the civilizations of the Western Sudan which flourished from 700 to 1700 A.D., acquiring such vast wealth that they became centers of trade and culture for a continent.

A history of African American pilots with a focus on World War II.

Presents stories of remarkable men and women who have produced inventions that made major contributions to a wide range of fields.

Examines the lives and achievements of African-American scientists from colonial days to the present, including Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, and several black astronauts.

Zora Neale Hurston, an anthropologist and storyteller, was an active writer during the Harlem Renaissance. In recent years her work has received renewed attention recently due to the efforts of the writer Alice Walker. Give your readers a compelling look at this talent.

From the beginning of Reconstruction to the present, traces the struggle of blacks to gain their civil rights in America, with a brief comparison of their problems to those of other minorities.

Discusses, in simple text and illustrations, the meaning of life and death and God''s promise of eternal life.

Nettie Jo desperately needs a needle to sew a new wedding dress for her beloved doll, but the three animals she helps during her search do not seem inclined to give her their assistance in return.

Simple text and illustrations of a variety of insects introduce the numbers one through five.

Our Martin Luther King Book is a reinforced, library bound book in The Child''s World series Special Day Books.

An easy-to-read retelling of the well-known fable about two mice and the discovery they make.

Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and day-to-day life of the Apache people of the Southwest.

Even though Bobby and Johnny are twins, they often like opposite things. Includes a word list.